Investment Fund

Share Class
Purchase Information: Class F-1 shares are primarily available through certain financial services platforms that support self-directed investors. See the prospectus for details.

Summary

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A disciplined approach to growth-and-income investing. Uses strict eligibility criteria to screen for companies across a broad array of industries with strong balance sheets and consistent dividends and seeks to be fully invested.
Price at NAV $60.86 as of 7/19/2024 (updated daily)
Fund Assets (millions) $182,221.7
Portfolio Managers
10
Expense Ratio
(Gross/Net %)
0.63 / 0.63%

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Returns at NAV

Returns with Sales Charge

Asset Mix

U.S. Equities89.3%
Non-U.S. Equities6.6%
U.S. Bonds0.0%
Non-U.S. Bonds0.0%
Cash & Equivalents
4.1%
As of 6/30/2024 (updated monthly)

Growth of 10K

High & Low Prices

Market Capitalization

83.2%
Large
16.5%
Medium
0.3%
Small
$200,542.25 Million
Weighted Average


As of 3/31/2024 (updated quarterly). Morningstar data as of 6/30/2024 (updated quarterly).

Morningstar Ownership ZoneTM

Large Blend
Weighted average of holdings
75% of fund's stock holdings
Morningstar data as of 6/30/24 (updated quarterly)

Description

Fund Objective
The fund's investment objective is to produce income and to provide an opportunity for growth of principal consistent with sound common stock investing.
Distinguishing Characteristics
A disciplined approach to investing that uses strict eligibility criteria to screen for companies with strong balance sheets, consistent dividends, and the ability to pay a dividend. The fund seeks to be fully invested.
Types of Investments
Primarily invests in common stocks and securities convertible into common stocks.
Holdings Outside the U.S.
May invest up to 10% of its assets in companies domiciled outside the United States.

Fund Facts

Fund Inception 7/31/1952
Fund Assets (millions)
As of 6/30/2024
$182,221.7
Companies/Issuers
Holdings are as of 6/30/2024 (updated monthly).
178+
Shareholder Accounts
Shareholder accounts are as of 6/30/2024
63,078
Regular Dividends Paid
Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
Minimum Initial Investment $250
Capital Gains Paid
Jun, Dec
Portfolio Turnover (2024) 31%
Fiscal Year-End Apr
Prospectus Date 07/01/2024
CUSIP 939330 40 3
Fund Number 401

Returns

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Month-End Returns as of 6/30/24

Quarter-End Returns as of 6/30/24

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Volatility & Return

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Equities

For Class F-1 Shares, this chart tracks the 10-year standard deviation
and 10-year annualized return of the equity funds
WSHFX
S&P 500 Index
Other AF Funds
Standard Deviation as of 06/30/2024 (updated monthly) . Annualized return as of 06/30/2024 (updated monthly) .
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Yield

12-month
Distribution Rates
30-day SEC Yield
Fund at NAV 1.44% 1.43%
Fund at MOP N/A N/A
As of 6/30/2024 (updated monthly)

Valuation

Price/ Price/ Price/
Book Cash Flow Earnings
Fund 3.61 13.80 19.55
S&P 500 Index
4.10 15.00 21.80
Fund as of 6/30/24. Index as of 3/31/24.

Portfolio Management

Years of Experience with Fund
Years of Experience with Capital Group
Years of Experience with Investment Industry
Aline Avzaradel 2 19 22
Alan N. Berro 25 33 38
Mark L. Casey 7 23
Irfan M. Furniturewala 8 23
Emme Kozloff 7 18 25
Jeffrey T. Lager 19 27
Jin Lee 9 27 28
Eric H. Stern 9 32 34
Diana Wagner 9 23 29
Alan J. Wilson 10 33
A boldface number indicates that years of experience with Capital Group is equal to years of experience with investment industry.

Ratings & Risk

Morningstar Rating TM


Overall Morningstar RatingTM
Funds rated(1302)
3-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(1302 funds rated)
5-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(1192 funds rated)
10-yr. Morningstar RatingTM
(888 funds rated)
Overall Morningstar Risk Low
HIGH
LOW
Category Large Blend
Ratings are based on risk-adjusted returns as of 6/30/2024 (updated monthly).

Risk Measures

Fund
Standard Deviation
13.78
Sharpe Ratio
0.71
For the 10 Years ending 6/30/24 (updated monthly).
American Funds/
Morningstar Benchmark
S&P 500 TR USD
R-squared 94
Beta 0.87
Capture Ratio (Downside/Upside) 88/87
American Funds and Morningstar Benchmark for the 10 Years ending 6/30/24 (updated monthly).
Active Share
56.3%
As of 3/31/24 (updated quarterly)

Holdings

Equities Breakdown

Equity Fund Holdings
Information technology 21.8%
Health care 15.5%
Financials 15.5%
Industrials 10.7%
Consumer staples 7.9%
Consumer discretionary 6.3%
Communication services 5.3%
Energy 4.9%
Utilities 3.3%
Materials 2.6%
Real estate 2.1%

% of net assets as of 6/30/2024 (updated monthly)

Top Equities

Broadcom
6.4%
Microsoft
6.3%
Eli Lilly
3.1%
UnitedHealth Group
3.0%
Alphabet
2.3%
Marsh & McLennan
2.3%
Apple
2.2%
Philip Morris International
1.9%
Comcast
1.8%
JPMorgan Chase
1.6%

% of net assets as of 6/30/2024 (updated monthly)

The New Geography of Investing ®

Regions Fund
S&P 500 Index
United States 93.1% 100.0%
Canada 1.5% 0.0%
Europe 5.4% 0.0%

% of net assets as of 6/30/2024 (updated monthly)

Fund Breakdown by Domicile

Regions Fund
S&P 500 Index
United States 89.3% 100.0%
Canada 1.4% 0.0%
Europe 5.2% 0.0%
Cash & Equivalents
4.0% 0.0%

% of net assets as of 6/30/2024 (updated monthly)

Prices & Distributions

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Historical Prices Month-End

Historical Prices Year-End

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Historical Distributions as of 07/19/24

2024
Record
Date
Calculated
Date
Pay Date
Income Dividend Regular
Income Dividend Special
Cap. Gains Long-Term
Cap. Gains Short-Term
Reinvest NAV
03/13/24 03/13/24 03/14/24 $0.1961 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $60.61
06/12/24 06/12/24 06/13/24 $0.1958 $0.00 $2.774 $0.00 $59.50
2024 Year-to-Date: Dividends Subtotal: $0.3919 Cap Gains Subtotal: $2.774
Total Distributions: $3.1659

Fees & Expenses

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Fees

Annual Management Fees 0.22%
Other Expenses 0.16%
Service 12b-1 0.25%
As of each fund's most recent prospectus.
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Expense Ratio

WSHFX 0.63%
Lipper Growth & Income Funds Average
0.96%
Fund as of most recent prospectus. Lipper Category as of 6/30/24 (updated quarterly).